gyrovague
English
editEtymology
editFrom Medieval Latin gȳrovagus (“wandering aimlessly”).
Noun
editgyrovague (plural gyrovagues)
- (obsolete) A wandering monk having no fixed monastery, as exemplified in the Rule of St. Benedict.
Translations
editFrench
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Medieval Latin gȳrovagus (“wandering aimlessly”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editgyrovague m (plural gyrovagues)
Adjective
editgyrovague (plural gyrovagues)
Further reading
edit- “gyrovague”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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